Everyone knows that the moment it hits September and the air chills that it's basically fall (the best season EVER) and by default every day is treated like a Halloween-eve. Anything you can consume -- and even things you can't -- is pumpkin spice. You get to break out your sweaters and everyone looks cuter when they layer their clothes.
The thing is just because the days are getting cooler in Cleveland, it doesn't mean that there will be anything to do. Not only is Cleveland and its surrounding areas chock full of things to do any time of the year -- but they are also easy on the wallet (that means you don't have to be trapped in your house or dorm this season).
1. Bloodview Haunted House -- Open weekends, F&Sa 8pm -12am / Su 8pm -10pm
Located in Broadview Heights, Bloodview Haunted House has been a long time family favorite and something I visit every year. For 20 bucks, you can repeat the scares all night long on Fridays and Saturdays, and starting in October, scares on Sundays are only $10 all night.
With 260 reviews on Facebook, almost all of them positive, Bloodview's charm lies in not only its location (it's in an abandoned lot and wooded area far from anything else) but the fact that it uses amateur actors and volunteers for the attraction. With this in their favor, the scares don't seem rehearsed or stale.
2. Seven Floors of Hell -- Open weekends, F&Sa 7pm -12am / Sundays 7pm -10pm
First things first -- this is not a haunted house. It's a haunted COMPLEX. Comprised of seven different haunted houses with completely different themes like Shadows, Mental Ward and Zombies -- there is a lot of screams to be had this fall season in Middleburg Heights.
Seven Floors of Hell has been around for 20 years and is a fall season staple for lovers of all things creepy. Though it leans a little more expensive than other area houses, just remember -- there are seven different houses. Their rates, $25 at the location or $23 online for regular tickets and $35 at the location and $33 online for speed passes, make sense for all of the options depending on what scare you want. The best part of it is that if you don't make it through all seven houses during your initial visit -- you can revisit for free to complete the rest of the houses during their regular season with the same ticket.
3. Berishwill Farms Corn Maze -- Open Tu-Su 11-6pm
Perfect for a cute date or a chill squad outing, Berishwill Farms, located in Valley City which is near Brunswick, has a great and super cheap corn maze experience waiting for you. Spread across 5 acres, the maze holds 2 miles of ways to get super lost. $6 on the weekdays and $8 on the weekends, admission to the maze also gives you access to giant hay piles to climb all over and cute farm animals to pet.
While you're there, pick up a pumpkin to make that perfect jack-o-latern for Halloween!
4. Apple Picking at Patterson Fruit Farm -- Open 9am - 5pm daily
Honestly, I can't tell you how many times I went to this place for apple picking when I was younger. Located in Chesterland, the Patterson Fruit Farm has year round apple picking -- but truthfully who doesn't love the idea of a day out riding hay rides, picking apples and drinking apple cider on a fall day?
No reservations are needed to come and visit the farm and take in its beautiful splendor. Take a sip of apple cider and enjoy some apples, many of which become their tastiest during the fall season.
